Medicine

'We need everyone back': Hostage families, healthcare workers call for hostage deal

"Today, we pause to remind you: The return of all the hostages, alive or deceased, is essential for rebuilding our society in Israel," said Professor Hagai Levine.

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend an emergency confrence for their released at Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov, August 17, 2025.
Yossi Ambulance Center

Telemedicine revolution in IDF & rehab: Psychiatrist online with Yossi Ambulance at a click

Palliative medicine. A respectful end to life

How palliative care allows patients to live a life of love, sensitivity, and dignity

FROM LEFT, Dr. Lee Reicher, Prof. Eran Segal and Dr. Smadar Shilo.

An AI model from Weizmann Institute can predict your future health – and help you change it


6 reasons why life assure stands out among medical alert systems

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Gaza hostages Evyatar David, Rom Braslavski lost 50% of body weight, medical report says

The report is based on recent documentation, which includes images of David and Braslavski showing extreme malnutrition as well as testimonies and medical data from survivors.

Evyatar David (L), Rom Braslavski.

Resetting the system inside the body’s natural reboot process

Discover how the body naturally resets and heals itself through cycles of renewal and recovery.

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How animated video prescriptions are revolutionizing patient care

Israeli start-up GistMD collaborates with Mayo Clinic to deliver AI-powered, personalized video care instructions that improve patient understanding and outcomes.

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Smart medicine: Artificial intelligence reaches the health fund

Meuhedet launches a new AI system to improve patient services. "The world has moved to free search, and healthcare must adapt," says Amos Maor, Deputy CEO of Customer Division.

 Meuhedet Health Fund

Israel to integrate mental health centers into general hospitals

The initiative aims to enhance the hospitalization experience for patients, whether they require mental health care or general medical treatment.

 An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

This is your brain on magic mushrooms: My first experience with psilocybin - opinion

To my surprise – and initial disappointment – there were no hallucinations forthcoming. I was definitely in an altered state, just not what I’d anticipated. And then I couldn’t shut up.

 An illustrative image of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.

All three anti-Israel motions at British Medical conference pass with majority vote

Motion 42 asks for the BMA to affirm "the right of healthcare professionals and medical students to criticize states, governments, or institutions for actions that contravene international law."

The Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom.

Why paracetamol – one of the world’s most common painkillers – works

A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.

 Boxes of paracetamol are pictured on the production line for UPSA brand of Bristol-Myers Squibb Group at the company's factory in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, 2018

Woman mistakenly declared dead wakes up in her coffin in Czech Republic

The mistake was reportedly made after the woman’s husband failed to wake her and called emergency services.

 Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, Illinois, 2006.

Dozens of Israeli children develop malignant tumors from sperm donor

The Health Ministry issued an unusual warning following the discovery of a sperm donor who carried a rare syndrome that increases the risk of many types of cancer in offspring.

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